Ainsley's Big Cook Out

Ainsley’s adventure starts in Newfoundland, the most easterly point in the whole Americas. In the dramatic setting of Signal Hill, just outside the capital city of St John’s, Ainsley cooks his first delectable dish; Succulent Seared Scallops with Coriander and Garlic Oil Dressing.

Ainsley Harriott goes across the Great Lakes to the Windy City - Chicago - for his first North American stop in his tasty travelogue of the Americas. On the shore of Lake Michigan, Ainsley conjures up his first treat: Windy City honey grilled fruit with ember roast almonds - a barbecue desert to die for. Next stop is a fantastic delicatessen where Ainsley joins Chicago foodie, Ellen Miller, to shop for ingredients for a very special dish.

Memphis, Tennessee, home of blues, booze and barbecues, plays host to larger-than-life TV chef Ainsley Harriott. From the roof of the famous Peabody Hotel, Ainsley rustles up bourbon beef and blue cheese wraps before dropping in on the Whistle Stop Café of Fried Green Tomatoes fame. After taking a turn at a Casey Jones-style steam train ride, Ainsley hops on to the other side of the tracks to use a smoker to make the most delectable hot dogs.

It’s time for viewers to dance themselves dizzy as Ainsley Harriott heads to Acapulco, the Mexican resort that claims to have invented the disco. From a marvelous rooftop vista, Acapulco bon viveur Yvonne Treager acts as Ainsley’s guide to the beautiful city and witnesses him sample his first taste of the local firewater - tequila. Under Yvonne’s watchful eye, Chef Tanga cooks a superb lobster dish, wrapped in banana leaves served with a mouthwatering tequila sauce.

Ainsley turns Amazon rainforest explorer as he swings into Brazil. First off is coffee and coconut rice pudding, before a trip up the Rio Negro, where he discovers the huge river fish which end up in his melt-in-the-mouth fish kebabs.

Buenos Aires has the frenzy of the tango and the passion of the Latins. It now also has Ainsley’s steak sandwich with anchovy vinaigrette, one of the delicious barbecue items in tonight’s program. Beyond the city walls, Ainsley finds life progresses at a more gentle pace, ideal for his chicken empanadas with chimichurri.